Turret.



no. 678,429. Pafemd my ls, Ism.

' s. scmnuns.

-T U R R ET.

(Appumsm med oct. 2u, 1900.)

(Nn Iodsl.)

me News rcrmcomormnno.. www, n. c,

Urrrrnn STATES .PATENT @nieren SAM SCHINBURG, OF NEV YORK, N.

TURRET.

SECESATEON forming part of Letters Patent No. 78,42 9, dated July 1G,1901.

Application filed October 25, 1900. Serial No. 34,391. (No inodeldl To@ZZ when@ it 71mg/ concern:

Be it known that I, SAM SCHINBURG, a sub ject ot' the Czar of Russia,residing at the city of New York, county and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Turrets, of which thefollowing is a speciiieation.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in turrets forheavy ordnance; and its primary object is to provide a device ofv simpleand durable construction and so formed as to receive the least injuryfrom projectiles coming in contact therewith.

A further object is to provide means of novel construction whereby theordnance may be held at any desired inclination.

Vith the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thedetails of construction and in the arrangement and combination of partsto be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

I have illustrated my invention by the drawings accompanying and formingpart of this specification, in which- Figure lis a top plan view of theturret with the gun in a horizontal position. Fig. 2 is a centralvertical section; and Fig. 3 is a front view of the mouth, showing indetail the manner of securing the gun.

Referring to the drawings, A is the turret, formed of suitable metal andsecured at its base to any desired structure. This turret has at thefront end the shape of a cone B, terminating at an opening h, havingpreferably outwardly-inclined edges b. The opening is adapted to receivea gun G, about which is secured two similar frames C and D, recessed, asshown at g, to receive the trunnions g', and these frames are clampedtogethe i in any suitable manner. The frames are so ta pered at theiredges as to iit over the edges of the opening h, as shown.

lt will be seen that the gun may be brought to any desired inclinationand that the recoil of said gun will be received by the wall of theopening 7i.

From the above it is thought that those familiar with the art can easilyand fully understand the operation of the invention.

It will readily be seen that by providing a turret with a face having aninclined surface, as described, the projectiles contacting therewithwill glance off without doing any 1naterial damage thereto.

In the foregoing description l have shown the preferred form of myinvention; but l do not limit myself thereto, as l ain aware thatmodiiieations may be made therein without departing from the spirit orsacriiicing the advantages thereof, and i therefore reserve the right tomake such changes as may fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination with a turret having a front face tapered toward itscenter and an opening in the center thereof, of a gun within theopening', a collar clamped thereto, and forming bearings for thetrunnions of the gun, and tapered edges to the collar adapted to engagethe walls of the opening.

in testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, this lath day of August, 1900.

SAM SClillxllUTE/G4 iVitnesses:

NATHAN COHEN, .Moon Sosin.

